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Hundreds of Detroiters at risk of water shutoffs after 3-year moratorium ends
The city has drawn international criticism for shutting off water to nearly 150,000 homes
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, Detroit, water shutoffs, Gary Brown, utilities, water bills
New bill would permanently ban water shutoffs for vulnerable Michigan residents
Tags: Water shutoffs, water, Michigan, Detroit, Rep. Aiyash, Gov. Whitmer, state House, Lansing, We The People Detroit
Civil rights coalition files class-action lawsuit to ban water shutoffs in Detroit
Tags: ACLU, lawsuit, water shutoffs, water, Detroit, Michigan, DWSD, Gov. Whitmer, civil rights, racism
More than 2,500 homes in Detroit still without water after city pledged to restore service amid coronavirus outbreak
Tags: coronavirus, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, activists, Meeko Williams, DWSD, water, Detroit, water shutoffs, COVID-19
As coronavirus spreads, Detroit to restore water to thousands of households, offer moratorium on shutoffs
Tags: Water shutoffs, Gary Brown, Mayor Duggan, Gov. Whitmer, Michigan, Detroit, coronavirus, water, DWSD, Abdul El-Sayed
Detroit City Council to urge Gov. Whitmer to declare public health crisis over water shutoffs
Tags: News Hits, Water, Water shutoffs, DWSD, Mayor Duggan, Detroit, Detroit City Council, Gov. Whitmer, Councilwoman Mary Sheffield
Nearly 12,000 Detroit homes lost water over delinquent payments since April
Tags: News Hits, Water, Water shutoffs, Detroit, DWSD
Detroit ranked ninth for highest water shutoff rate in the nation in 2016
By Lucas Maiman
Tags: News Hits, Water shutoffs
Nearly two dozen arrested for blocking QLine during water shutoff protest in Detroit
By Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Detroit, water shutoffs, poor people's campaign
More than 17,000 Detroit homes face water shutoffs, official says 'the problem is poverty'
Tags: News Hits, detroit, water affordability, water rights, DWSD, water shutoffs
UPDATED: Flowing water at an abandoned building in Detroit could point to larger problems for DWSD
Tags: News Hits, Detroit, water shutoffs, DWSD
Let's talk about water: A 'family style in depth conversation' this Saturday
By Michael Jackman
Tags: News Hits, water shutoffs, Homrich, Detroit water, Flint water crisis, affordability plans, Nestlé
Detroit water shut-offs resume — and residents continue to struggle with bills
By Ryan Felton
A lefty look at Detroit's water tug-of-war
Tags: News Hits, water shutoffs
Legal blogger: Affordability plan for Detroit water doesn’t violate state law
Tags: News Hits, water shutoffs, Detroit Department of Water & Sewerage, affordability-based plans
More bad news for poor people's access to water
Tags: News Hits, water shutoffs, income-based plans
Income-based water bills work for Philly. Why not Detroit?
Tags: News Hits, Detroit Department of Water and Sewerage, affordability plans, water shutoffs
Playboy highlights Michigan farmer's pez smuggling operation
Tags: News Hits, curt guyette, detroit, water shutoffs
Opponents of Detroit water shut-offs to appear on 'The Daily Show'
Tags: News Hits, detroit, water shutoffs, detroit water brigade
News Hits: United Nations officials say Detroit water shut-offs affect city's most vulnerable residents
Tags: News Hits, detroit, water shutoffs, united nations
Now that it’s lit up, people seem to like Detroit’s new I-94 sign
Michigan communities are raking in benefits of legalized weed
Detroit’s City Winery music venue aims for 2025 opening
By Lee DeVito